- unitid
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{"value"=>"1581", "type"=>"local_mss"}
{"value"=>"MssCol 1581", "type"=>"local_call"}
- unitdate
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{"type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1933/1959", "value"=>"1933-1959"}
- date_inclusive_start
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1933
- date_inclusive_end
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1959
- keydate
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1933
- date_start
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1933
- date_end
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1959
- unittitle
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{"value"=>"Joint Boycott Council of the American Jewish Congress and Jewish Labor Committee records"}
- physdesc
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{"format"=>"structured", "physdesc_components"=>[{"name"=>"extent", "value"=>"22 linear feet (30 boxes)"}], "supress_display"=>true}
- repository
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{"value"=>"<span class=\"corpname\">The New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division.</span> <div class=\"address\"> <span class=\"addressline\">Stephen A. Schwarzman Building</span> <span class=\"addressline\">Fifth Avenue at 42nd Street, New York, NY 10018-2788</span></div>"}
- abstract
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{"value"=>"The Joint Boycott Council was formed in 1936 by the American Jewish Congress and the Jewish Labor Committee in order to coordinate their boycott of German goods and services prior to World War II. The Council researched imports of German goods, demanded that companies end such purchases, published a list of boycotted firms, and picketed those not abiding by the boycott. The boycott was ended when the U.S. entered the war in 1941. Collection consists of correspondence, minutes, reports, memoranda, speeches, leaflets, clippings, and financial records that document the entire period of the activities of the Joint Boycott Council (JBC). Subject files and general correspondence, 1933-1941, cover all areas of the JBC's work. Case files contain correspondence, memoranda and reports on firms suspected of doing business with Germany. Women's Division files document their activities in support of the boycott. Branches files have information on contacts between the New York headquarters and local affiliates. Collection also includes records, 1933-1935, of the Boycott Committee of the American Jewish Congress; JBC literature and financial records; data on German goods and ships arriving in American ports and status of companies affected by the boycott; and copies of Dr. Joseph L. Tenenbaum's (chairman of the JBC) writings for later years."}
- langmaterial
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{"value"=>"Some records in German and Yiddish"}
- prefercite
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{"value"=>"<p>Joint Boycott Council of the American Jewish Congress and Jewish Labor Committee records, Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library</p>"}
- origination
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{"value"=>"Joint Boycott Council of the American Jewish Congress and Jewish Labor Committee", "type"=>"corpname"}
- bioghist
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{"value"=>"<p>The Joint Boycott Council (JBC) was formed in 1936 in order to consolidate the efforts of the American Jewish Congress (AJC) and the Jewish Labor Committee to promote a boycott against German merchandise and services after the Nazis rise to power in Germany. Dr. Joseph Tenenbaum (1887-1961), who had been active in the AJC Boycott Committee since its inception in 1933, was named chairman of the JBC. The JBC continued its boycott until the entry of the United States in World War II. The Council researched imports of German goods, demanded that companies end such purchases, published a list of boycotted firms, and picketed those not abiding by the boycott.</p>"}
- scopecontent
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{"value"=>"<p>The records of the JBC cover the entire period of boycott activity, 1933-1941, and there are copies of Tenenbaum's writings for later years. There is considerable overlap among the records, but the principle divisions are Miscellaneous Files, General Correspondence, Case Files, Women's Division, and JBC Branches. The Miscellaneous Files is a subject file with headings for internal committees and functions, JBC activities, businesses, and industries that were investigated. It contains correspondence, minutes, memos, reports, leaflets, speeches, and clippings. The General Correspondence, arranged alphabetically by name of the correspondent, covers all areas of the JBC's work. The Case Files consist of two parts, individual companies and industries. Both have letters, memos, and reports on firms suspected of doing business with Germany. The Women's Division files document their activities in support of the boycott. The JBC Branches file has contacts between the New York headquarters and local affiliates. Other major categories are the AJC Boycott Committee (1933-1935), JBC literature, and financial records. There are two 3X5 card files. The larger one (9 drawers) has information on German goods and ships arriving in American ports. The smaller one (1 drawer) records the status of companies vis-a-vis the boycott.</p>"}
- acqinfo
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{"value"=>"<p>1941 and 1962, Received from Dr. Joseph Tenenbaum and his Estate</p>"}
- processinfo
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{"type"=>"processing", "value"=>"<p>Accessioned by... July 29, 1982</p>"}
- extent_statement
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22 linear feet (30 boxes)